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Something really strange is going on. In a comment, Altan linked to new European retailer product pages for the new Dewalt DCW210 cordless sander, but it looks different from the one recently released here in the USA.

New European product page images show the Dewalt cordless sander, DCW210N, with a vertically-oriented battery.

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But, the model available here has a horizontal battery placement.

Other than that, the two tools look identical, at least from what I can tell. It’s hard to judge since there’s only one image out of the new EU vertical battery version.

There’s nothing disagreeable about the way the battery is oriented on the USA model.

So… why the different battery geometry?

I am thinking that maybe the dust port is different? From what I’ve seen, dust extractors are more popularly used in Europe than in the USA. So maybe the battery form factor is different so as to allow for a more effective built-in dust collection port? The USA model might have the horizontal battery positioning to be congruent with the dust fabric bag.

I’d swear that I saw a photo or two of the new EU vertical battery sander model on social media a few days ago, but I was not successful in finding it again for this post. Seeing a “real” version of the sander is what convinced me that this wasn’t an early rendering published online by mistake. It could still be wrong in some way, but that’s nowhere as likely as I had initially believed.

Appears to be thumb-controled instead of fingertip controlled. They’re the same shape of body, so I suspect they are suggesting UK palms will grip better with the long dimension across their palm, letting the thumb control both buttons. But, similarly, for reasons unknown to us, the NA version appears oriented so the long dimension goes from the heel of the palm, to the fingertips, allowing the fingers to work the buttons.

Essentially, grip to the sides, or grip with the knuckles. Beyond the battery operation, the side grill appears deeper in the UK version. Same shape and design, but the cross supports on the grill don’t appear to come out as far on the UK version. Expecting the grill to be blocked on the opposite side from the dust collector, perhaps? Just an aesthetic choice? Of all the things to change about the model, they chose to change the Vent Grill to differentiate it from the NA horizontal battery edition?

I have to stop examining these tools so closely. I’m beginning to want the NA version, just out of spite for the UK version. That’s not a good reason for owning one… Even though it would be nice to sand stuff down once in… NO… Not Gonna Drool over it… I can’t afford it… But DAMN does it ever look nice!

Yes. Use the DWV9000 universal Airlock adapter with a DWV9190 large hose adapter and you can hook any 2-1/2” wet/dry vac hose to the sander. Unlike every other DeWalt tool with an Airlock dust port, DeWalt made the dust port on the sander such that it won’t let you twist-lock the universal adapter on. Regardless, it’s a solid friction fit and is snug enough not to pop loose.

I have this dcw210 and just last night I tried to connect it to my vacuum hose with the dwv9000. It doesn’t work. Cannot get the lock collar to turn in order to push those little balls into the track. I tried and tried and tried and tried.

I have the DCW210 too and I couldn’t get the lock collar to turn either. It baffles me why they designed the Airlock port on this particular tool not to work properly with Airlock adapters. I don’t think it’s that big of a deal though – friction seems to hold the DWV9000 adapter onto the DCW210 securely enough, lock collar be damned.

Glad it’s not just me. I measured both the DWV9000 as well as the dust bag collar. They both measure 3/4″ from the lip to the nearest edge of the ball. I’m wondering if the actual steels bearings themselves in the DWV9000 are larger than those of the dust bag…..I bet that’s it now that I type this out….

I don’t think it’s the lip-to-ball (ahem) distance that’s the issue nor the ball bearing size. I think the overall length of the dust port on the ROS is too great to allow the steel balls on the adapter to align with and engage the channel on the dust port. In other words, the end of the dust port bangs against the o-ring at the back of the adapter’s throat before the ball bearings can line up where they need to.

The various voltage marketing reminds me of all my original maybe 10 years old 10.8V Bosch tools that became 12V as they gained popularity in NA.
But they are all considered identical by Bosch.
I even think I’ve seen some more recent 10.8V markings on a few direct import Bosch tools as well.

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